Techniques for the Couple Therapist: Essential Interventions from the Experts

Techniques for the Couple Therapist features many of the most prominent psychotherapists today, presenting their most effective couple therapy interventions. This book provides clinicians with a user-friendly quick reference with an array of techniques that can be quickly read and immediately used in session. The book includes over 50 chapters by experts in the field on the fundamental principles and techniques for effective couple therapy. Many of the techniques focus on common couple therapy processes such as enactments, communication, and reframing. Others focus on specific presenting problems, such as trauma, sexual issues, infidelity, intimate partner violence, and high conflict. Students, beginning therapists, and seasoned clinicians will find this pragmatic resource invaluable in their work with couples.

Gerald R. Weeks, PhD, is a professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Stephen T. Fife, PhD, is an associate professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Colleen M. Peterson, PhD, is the director of the Center for Individual, Couple and Family Counseling and an associate professor-in-residence in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.